The Orchard End Murder [DVD] : A Film by Christian Marnham /
Series: Publication details: England (UK) : BFI Flipside ; 2017. Description: 50 minutes (DVD + Blu-ray)Subject(s): Feature | murder and mischief -- Horror -- Kent, England | Kent countryside -- DramaLOC classification: DVD: | ORCHItem type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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DVD | Fischer Hall Library DVD | DVD: ORCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | V000982 |
Set in an idyllic Kent village one balmy summer during the 1960s, this obscure British oddity is a macabre tale of murder and mischief
A young woman from the suburbs (Tracy Hyde), bored by a countryside tryst, wanders off to explore her surroundings. When she meets a gnome-like stationmaster and his towering, half-witted railway-worker friend (played by Casualty's Clive Mantle), an initially strange encounter turns sinister among the trees of a nearby orchard.
Written and directed by Christian Marnham and shot by Pete Walker's regular cameraman Peter Jessop, The Orchard End Murder is a violent, darkly humorous thriller, unseen since it originally shocked UK cinema audiences as the supporting feature to Gary Sherman's Dead and Buried.